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‘It’s a tough time’: Why is Biden one of the most unpopular US presidents?
Jan 21, 2022 11:46Pollsters and political analysts say puzzle of US President Joe Biden’s unpopularity has some pieces within his control and some not, as COVID casts a shadow over his first year in office.
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US inflation hit 7% in December, fastest pace since 1982
Jan 20, 2022 19:25US inflation hit its fastest pace in nearly four decades last year as pandemic-related supply and demand imbalances, along with stimulus intended to shore up the economy, pushed prices up at a 7% annual rate.
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Hypocrisy, the hallmark of the US
Jan 20, 2022 19:18The United States of America (USA), an upstart militarized country that holds as hostage many of the so-called Third World countries created by the retreating European colonialists and has fattened on their economies, is the prime example of a hegemon which as part of its propaganda war against independent countries shamelessly resorts to hypocrisy.
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Who is king of Florida? Tensions rise between Trump and a former acolyte
Jan 19, 2022 12:11A spat over COVID has exposed friction between the former President, Donald Trump, and a rising G.O.P. Governor, Ron DeSantis, who is unwilling to curb his ambitions.
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US businesses sour on Saudi Arabia in blow to crown prince’s growth plans
Jan 19, 2022 11:59Saudi Arabia courted the world’s top companies to supposedly modernize its economy. Instead, the business environment has grown more hostile and investors are souring on the oil-rich kingdom.
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Another midterm worry for Biden White House: Probes and impeachment attempts
Jan 19, 2022 11:53Lawmakers, congressional staffers and strategists predict a slew of investigations targeting the Biden administration, particularly if Republicans loyal to former President Donald Trump gain important committee seats in US Congress after midterm elections in November.
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The US enables criminal Israeli regime behavior
Jan 18, 2022 17:43Given all the attention focused on the COVID-19 pandemic, the Build Back Better bill, the January 6 attack on the Capitol and the media-hyped crises over Ukraine and Taiwan this past year, many other important issues have not received much attention. One example is the Palestinian/Israeli regime situation.
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Top US Democrat warns recruitment of veterans by extremists may increase
Jan 18, 2022 06:38Data shows violent attacks from rightwing groups in the United States are significantly more prevalent than from leftwing or international or extremist terrorist groups. A report also found that “‘rightwing extremists perpetrated two-thirds of the attacks and plots in the United States in 2019 and over 90% between January 1 and May 8, 2020.”
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Trump rally underscores G.O.P. tension over how to win in 2022
Jan 17, 2022 12:37Donald Trump’s rally in Arizona on Saturday (Jan. 15, 2022) featured a host of election deniers. His involvement in state races and his inability to let go of his 2020 loss worries many Republicans.
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Public health professionals must demand an end to the use of weaponized drones by USA
Jan 17, 2022 12:31The U.S. government has been steadily increasing lethal covert drone operations since 2008, and almost everything we know about the program comes from whistleblowers and leakers.